fiddlestick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
  2. A bow used to play the fiddle.
  3. A whit; a jot.
intj
  1. Dated form of fiddlesticks.

Word forms

fiddlestick fiddlesticks

Etymology

From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.

Synonyms

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